23 duds in the past 23 years

December 12, 2012 |Houston Chronicle Web Staff

Modern cars are filled with gizmos, but the industry has had its fair share of duds over the past 23 years. AOL ranked 50 all-time duds. Here are all of them since 1990.

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1996 Acura SLX: The sports utility vehicle was supposed to fill the luxury SUV void in Acura’s model line, and it certainly accomplished that goal. However, the SUV was declared a “rollover hazard” and “not acceptable” by Consumer Reports. (Photo: IFCAR, Wikipedia)

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1996 Acura SLX: The sports utility vehicle was supposed to fill the luxury SUV void in Acura’s model line, and it certainly accomplished that goal. However, the SUV was declared a “rollover hazard” and “not acceptable” by Consumer Reports. (Photo: IFCAR, Wikipedia)